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From the young generation of french swing, Chris and Andy dance together since 2004. They live in Lyon and teach lindy hop and balboa there. In spite of their young age, they distinguished themself in many internationals competitions and teach all over Europe. Their unique style is a lot inspired by hollywood style and the Californians Old Timers, wich mix flexibility, aesthetic and dynamism. Their speed footworks with a lot of variations and slides will charm you without any doubt.
They won many competitions, are french champions in 2004 and 2005, 4th at the World Lindy hop Championship 2004, Andy also did 2sd at the "Balboa Rendez-Vous" Jack'n Jill 2005 in San Diego. They teach in well known workshops as Capital Swing in Paris, Balboa on The Promenade in Nice, Goodnight Sweetheart - Beach Boogie in England and also in Marseille, Grenoble, Barcelone, Sicili, Neederlands, Belgium. They worked several times with famous people or groupe as Michel Drukker (french TV) Ray Gelato and his Orchestra, Ray Collins and his Orchestra, Big Beat Band,...
People Like them for their simplicity and kindness
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Christelle |
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Chris began dancing when she was 7, discovering Rock'n Roll. After many years of national competitions in this same class, she began Boogie-Woogie in Junior category, after a few years of practise, she passed in the highest category whose called "Main Class".Then, she took part in many internationals competitions with the French team, among wich many World Cups and European Championship where she went in semi-final, and went in the "World Top Ten" during a few months. She met Andy who was dancing for Belgium, during the European Championship in 2002. One year later, he made her discover his passion for lindy hop and social dancing, and she immediatly adopts this aspect of the swing dancing. Then she stopped boogie to envolved and devote herself to this dance. Since that time, Chris took part in many swing events and contest all over the world and recognized for her very aesthetic style, she's still very liked for her kindness and her eternal smile. |
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Andy started dancing by chance at the age of 18. Passionate by Jazz and 1930's-1940's, he started Boogie-Woogie.A few months later he took part in his first competition and discovered swing world. In March 2001, he participated at the first edition of "Crazy Swing" in Brussels and met Frankie Manning who will gave him the desire to discovered lindy hop. In the same year, he decided to go for the weeks in one of the top swing workshop :"Hërrang Dance Camp". There he discovered the social aspect of swing dancing, wich would prefer afterwards. But his real passion for lindy started in California where he was for 1 month where he discovered Hollywood Style.Since that time, Andy took part in many international events as (Camp Hollywood, Balboa Rendez-Vous, Hërrang, Catalina Dance Camp,...).Passionate by the swing period of the 30's-40's, he mixes Hollywood and Savoy style, taps, charleston, balboa with aesthetic and dynamism.
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